Containment apparatus for removing windows and window frames
AssigneeFara Containment Systems, LLC
InventorMark C. Fara
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Abstract
A containment apparatus for removal of a window/window frame from within the wall of a building. The containment apparatus has a rigid member with a peripheral gasket. An adjustable supporting member, which is connected to the rigid member, extends angularly to the ceiling above the rigid member. The bottom end of the rigid member is braced to secure the rigid member in place.
Claims38
In a building including an interior having an upper surface and a lower surface, vertically spaced apart, and further having a structure in a wall disposed vertically between the upper surface and the lower surface, an apparatus for removing the structure from externally of the building, the apparatus comprising:
- a single unitary planar rigid member adapted to fit against a vertical surface within the interior of the building and to surround the structure in a substantially airtight relationship, thereby precluding dust and debris from entering the interior of the building as the structure is removed from externally of the building,
- the rigid member having a top end and a bottom end, the bottom end being supported on a bottom portion of the structure,
- an adjustable supporting member connected to the rigid member and extending angularly to the upper surface above the top end of the rigid member,
- a first sealing gasket being disposed peripherally around the rigid member and surrounding the structure, forming the airtight relationship with the vertical surface, and
- a second sealing gasket being disposed on the bottom end of the rigid member forming the airtight relationship with the bottom portion of the structure.
In a building including an interior having a floor and a ceiling, and further having a structure in a wall disposed vertically between the floor and ceiling, an apparatus for removing the structure from externally of the building, the apparatus comprising:
- a single unitary planar rigid member adapted to fit against a vertical surface within the interior of the building and to surround the structure in a substantially airtight relationship, thereby precluding dust and debris from entering the interior of the building as the structure is removed from externally of the building,
- an adjustable clamp means attached to a bottom end of the rigid member to prevent lateral movement of the bottom end of the rigid member to secure the bottom end of the rigid member to the structure in the substantially airtight relationship, and
- an adjustable supporting member connected to the rigid member and extending angularly to a surface above a top end of the rigid member.
A containment apparatus for the removal of a window and/or window frame within the wall of a building, comprising a member disposed against a vertical surface from the inside of the building in sealing engagement therewith and covering the window and/or window frame, a jack carried by the member for rigidly retaining the member against the vertical surface within the building, such that the window and/or window frame may be removed from the outside of the building without dust or debris entering into the interior of the building, and the jack being angled with respect to the member, such that the jack exerts a force having a vertical component for retaining the jack within the building and further having a horizontal component for pressing the member against the vertical surface within the building.
A containment apparatus for the removal of a window and/or window frame within the wall of a building, comprising a substantially-flat sheet formed from a relatively high-impact plastic material and having a peripheral gasket for sealing engagement with a vertical surface of the building from the inside thereof, such that the sheet covers the window or window frame, and a means for removably retaining the sheet rigidly against the vertical surface of the building while the window or window frame is being removed externally of the building, thereby preventing dust or debris from entering into the building during removal of the window or window frame.
In a building having a room having a ceiling and a window mounted in an opening between an exterior wall and an interior wall of the building wherein the window is blown out due to weather or is otherwise damaged, a temporary containment apparatus to enclose the opening comprising:
- a substantially flat rigid member having a peripheral gasket for sealing engagement with the interior wall of the building wherein the rigid member completely covers the opening in the interior wall,
- the rigid member having a top end and a bottom end,
- an adjustable supporting member connected to the rigid member and extending angularly to the ceiling above the top end of the rigid member,
- an adjustable clamping means connected to the bottom end of the rigid member, wherein the clamping means is disposed in the opening between the exterior wall and the interior wall of the building to secure the rigid member.
In the method of removing a structure from a wall in a building, the improvement comprising the steps of providing a planar rigid member having a gasketing means formed peripherally thereabout,
- removably installing the planar rigid member within the building against the inside of a vertical surface, a bottom end of the planar rigid member being supported on a bottom portion of the structure being removed, the gasketing means on the planar rigid member contacting the vertical surface surrounding said structure in a substantially airtight manner, thereby confining any dust and debris and preventing the dust and debris from entering the building,
- removing the structure while working from outside of the building, and
- removing the planar rigid member for subsequent reuse thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.